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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2011
Page
3
Samantha Perry recalls her mother guiding five siblings in formal dining etiquette, while noting modern meals at home and in fast food lines demand equal respect for clerks and fellow diners. The piece links politeness to dignity in both settings, with personal memories and career reflections.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph identifies staff including Darryl Hudson publisher news editor and Samantha Perry managing editor with others such as Bill Archer and Arles Owens. A biblical verse from Luke 22 46 AKJV is quoted: Why sleep you rise and pray lest you enter into temptation.
U S Reps Rahall and Senators Rockefeller Manchin secure 3.2 million dollars from the Federal Transit Administration for the Bluefield Area Transit relocation from a 100 year old freight depot to a 3.5 acre site with 11 000 square feet of offices. The BAT operates 24 buses and 12 routes serving Mercer and McDowell counties, including medical transports to area hospitals.
Bluefield residents pledge to document barking and owner addresses for police reports. Terry and Claire Lampert urge neighbors to claim their rights, promise city court action against inconsiderate dog owners as they take back neighborhoods.
The Daily Telegraph solicits letters on matters of public interest. Letters must include the writer’s signature, address, and phone number. Submissions encouraged by email to editor bottonline.com.
Kimball marks 100 years with a full Fourth of July weekend led by Acting Gov. Tomblin. Events include a children’s program, a concert with Melvin Goins Bryan Goins and River Road, a patriotic display, and a mayoral proclamation. Warner Stoker notes Hatfield McCoy Trailhead work begins next Monday as town pride remains strong.
The first war memorial building honoring African American World War I veterans in West Virginia was restored recently, aided by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd. The classical revival structure, opened in 1928, was designed by Hassell T Hicks with ties to Welch. Thomas A. Foote, longtime Division of Highways engineer, has died, remembered for guiding early Interstate 77 work in Mercer County and leadership of District 10 in Princeton.
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